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Meet Suzie the incredible, adorable New Orleans courthouse dog

Meet Suzie the incredible, adorable New Orleans courthouse dog
WEBVTT THE SERVICE DOG THAT'S HELPING, KIDS IN JUVENILLE COURT.>> LET'S GO.[PARKING] -- [BARKING]>> SHE SPECIALIZES IN TRAUMA ANDINTERVENTIONS WITH KIDS.WE DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THEKIDS COME INTO A RECEIVING THELEAST AMOUNT OF TRAUMA, WE DONOT WANT TO ADD TO THAT.SPEAK.GOOD GIRL.EVERY CHILD HAS AN OPPORTUNITYTO VISIT WITH SUZIE, WHERE SHEPLAYS WITH THEM, SHE WILL CLIMBIN THEIR LAP, IT IS THE MAKETHEM SMILE.WITH OUR HUMAN TRAFFICKINGVICTIMS, SHE GOES INTO THEFORENSIC INTERVIEWS WHERE THEYFIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.IN THOSE CASES, SHE LAYS ATTHEIR FEET WHILE THEY TELL THEINTERVIEWERS WHAT HAPPENED.THE KIDS SAY THEY FEEL MORECOMFORTABLE TELLING THE DOGBECAUSE THE DOG WILL NOT TELLTHEIR SECRETS.IT IS TOUGH.BEING A HUMAN AND HEARING WHATOTHERS HAVE DONE TO THESEINNOCENT LITTLE PEOPLE, IT CANBE CHALLENGING.BUT THE REWARD IS THERE ISJUSTICE FOR THESE KIDS WHEN THEYFEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO TELLTHE DOG, I CANNOT TELL YOU AS APERSON WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I CANTELL HER.IT IS SAD, BUT THERE IS JOY INKNOWING THAT SOMETHING WILL COMEOUT OF IT.WE ARE NOT LONG INTO THE 10YEARS WITH HER, SO AFTER 10YEARS WE WILL RETIRE HER AND
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Meet Suzie the incredible, adorable New Orleans courthouse dog
For nearly a year, Suzie has been serving as the courthouse facility dog for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. She knows how to open doors, turn lights on and off and turn the pages of a book.Link >> Vote for Suzie hereSuzie was recently nominated for the American Humane Hero Dog Awards and has made it to the semifinal round in the Emerging Hero category, court officials said. The deadline to vote for Suzie is May 3 and supporters can vote every day.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

For nearly a year, Suzie has been serving as the courthouse facility dog for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. She knows how to open doors, turn lights on and off and turn the pages of a book.

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Link >> Vote for Suzie here

Suzie was recently nominated for the American Humane Hero Dog Awards and has made it to the semifinal round in the Emerging Hero category, court officials said. The deadline to vote for Suzie is May 3 and supporters can vote every day.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!